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Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts

Monday, February 18, 2013

The Mowgli's & Terraplane Sun at The Satellite



Show: The Mowgli's and Terraplane Sun
Venue: The Satellite- Silverlake, CA
Date: 2/11/13
Show #6

Last week I had the pleasure of seeing (yet again) 2 of my favorite local bands, The Mowgli's and Terraplane Sun at coincidentally one of my favorite venues, The Satellite. The Mowgli's have the Monday night residency this month, which in case you didn't know, means free shows every Monday! So if you're 21+, I highly suggest you make it over to Silverlake to check out a show.



I got to the show late but I made it just in time to see the last song by opening band, Coyol (@COYOLmusic) and they made me wish I had gotten there sooner to see more! They have that folk/revival sound of the moment mixed with good ol' indie rock. At first glance, an unlikely duo, but the 2 lead singers voices could not be more different but compliment each other extremely well. Below is a video I recorded from the show, but to hear more from these guys, check out their Bandcamp page.


After Coyol was Terraplane Sun, which if you follow me on Twitter (@TheFanFiles) you probably already know how big of a fan I am of these guys. I've seen them more times than I can remember, but each time I do it's even better than the last. They're a blues rock band from Venice Beach, CA, and have played with such bands as Alabama Shakes and Imagine Dragons. Their eclectic sound, mesmerizing musicianship, undeniable swagger and good looks are what set them apart from the pack.

I recorded a video of their new song "The Weekend", which I instantly fell in love with. Check it out below:






The Mowgli's joined Terraplane on stage for a song

The Record Company on stage with Terraplane for a mind blowing performance. I recorded a clip of it here
After Terraplane Sun came The Mowgli's. The first time I actually saw both the Mowgli's and Terraplane was at The Mowgli's album release party last May at The Roxy. Clearly I had a good time at that show and I've come back for more.

The Mowgli's have have had quite the eventful year since I first saw them that night at The Roxy. They have since been signed to Photo Finish Records, performed on Jay Leno, and released their official video for "San Francisco". They're even going to be performing this Thursday on Jimmy Kimmel Live. They're a bunch of extremely talented, kindhearted individuals who go by the motto "Love's not dead" and I'm so excited to see all of their success unfolding. You can't help but dance your way through a Mowgli's show, they're always a great time!

They also performed a new song!

For a good chunk of the show I was about 6 inches from a Mowgli at any given moment. I was front row against the stage of a packed Satellite, and Colin and Michael loved to stand on the monitor that was directly in front of me which made for some fun photos. At one point Colin even took my camera (you can see below I got a shot of him reaching for it) and tried to take some photos from the stage, but unfortunately couldn't get any shots off, bummer!






To hear more from The Mowgli's, check out their Bandcamp page, or go see them this month at The Satellite!

Friday, January 4, 2013

Royal Teeth at the Roxy




Show: Royal Teeth
Venue: The Roxy- Los Angeles, CA
Date: 1/3/13
Show #1

I'm back! Things got a little crazy last year, and by crazy I mean I was going to so many shows that I forgot all about posting! Well that's going to change this year. I ended up going to 82 shows last year. Yeah I can't quite believe it myself. Not gonna lie, pretty proud of that. Going to so many shows made it hard to keep up with this blog, but I'm going to try and change that this year. Already off on the right foot posting pictures the day after a show! Go me!

Last night I went to see the band Royal Teeth. Who the hell are they you ask? A band you should be listening to, that's who! I saw them last year at the Satellite opening for.... someone I can't remember. But they stole the show that night. Let's be real, everyone dreads opening acts. You see them take the stage and just think "please don't suck", and your expectations are low. From the first few seconds into their set, I was SOLD. So naturally, I've been waiting for them to come back to Los Angeles.

When I got to the Roxy, I found the crowd surrounding the stage during the first opening band... all about 10 feet from the stage. I hate it when people do that. Just go up to the front, it's awkward for everyone, the band feels weird, and you look dumb, so move up.























The band on after these guys, were called Lakes (@lakesband), and I actually really enjoyed them! The lead singer has all the makings of the perfect indie leading guy, the scruffy beard, the great hair that is just perfectly out of place, plaid shirt, dreamy eyes... oh and he has a great voice too.





After them was the Active Set. Check out their song "Famous for Dying", it'll get you moving! Watch the video here

























Next was who I came to see, Royal Teeth. These guys are a band you need to see live to really appreciate. Don't get me wrong, I love their music, but lead singer Gary's stage presence just takes it to a new level. He puts so much emotion, energy (seriously though, he's like a jumping bean on stage) and passion into each song, it instantly draws in the audience. It's one big dance party. Oh, and the best part, there are so, many, drums! I'm such a sucker for a stand up drum, and wow do they beat those drums. The broken drum sticks scattered around the stage is a testament to that. Other lead singer Nora is also amazing. Her voice is so pure and beautiful, you can't get it out of your head.






When I saw them at The Satellite last year, Gary jumped off the stage with his drum into the crowd, which I was hoping he'd do this time too, and he did! Oh, and he did all of this sick! They actually had to cancel their show scheduled for tonight because it worsened.





Check out some of their music on their website here: www.royalteethmusic.com or on iTunes now!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

The Lumineers at Hotel Cafe



Show: The Lumineers
Venue: Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles
Date: 3/23/12
Show #14

So you may have noticed I've been on a bit of a folk kick lately. There have been so many great new bands emerging recently I can't help it! One of my favorite ones has been The Lumineers. They described themselves best as "...heart-swelling stomp-and-clap acoustic rock, classic pop, and front-porch folk." I was fortunate enough to see them at one of their 2 nights at Hotel Cafe, one of the best venues around. Their recent claim to fame has been their music video for "Hey Ho", which went viral last month. The video, the song, everything about it is just, perfect. I've watched it on loop more times than I'd like to admit.

Their self-titled debut album just came out, be sure to check it out!

I recorded a lot of great videos from the show, see them all here!

Another band to check out is the band who opened for them, Y La Bamba. Trying to describe their sound is sort of a hopeless case because it's that unique. Folk, pop, indie rock, with random bursts of Latin and Spanish influence, even full songs IN Spanish. They're VERY cool. Their album doesn't do them justice though, you really need to seem them live to fully appreciate what they're about.










The Lumineers






Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Lady Danville at The Satellite

Show: Lady Danville
Venue: The Satellite, Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2/6/12
Show #4

 Last night I went over to The Satellite to check out Lady Danville. I first saw these guys open up for Jack's Mannequin in Pomona a few months ago, and instantly fell in love. Rarely does this ever happen, but after the show that night, I made a B line straight for the merch table and bought both of their EP's. I learned all the songs in freakish amount of time due to the fact I never took it out of my car.



Lady Danville is an indie pop band from LA consisting of 3 uberly talented guys. Their voices blend together effortlessly creating harmonies you wouldn't expect from 3 dudes playing instruments. Their songs are catchy, fun and will get stuck in your head for days at a time. I couldn't recommend them more highly. I really hope big things have yet to come for these guys.

Just yesterday, their song "Operating" was played on KROQ (congrats!). I recorded their performance of it last night:


This is the cover to their new EP, and fun fact for ya, the van on the cover was actually their van! They hit some black ice and flipped it in Canada while on tour with Jack's Mannequin. Scary! They actually wrote a song out of it, called "Cars".























They do an amazing rendition of MGMT's "Kids":
























One more video...This is one of my favorites, called "Spoon":

If you want to hear more by Lady Danville, check them out on Hypem (Click here)

More pictures!